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[St. Regis Mtn. from Spectacle Lake [i.e. Ponds], Adirondack Mtns., N.Y.] – Historic Print

[St. Regis Mtn. from Spectacle Lake [i.e. Ponds], Adirondack Mtns., N.Y.], [between 1900 and 1910] — historic photograph
[St. Regis Mtn. from Spectacle Lake [i.e. Ponds], Adirondack Mtns., N.Y.], [between 1900 and 1910]. Historic photograph from the Adirondacks collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare historic photograph captures [St. Regis Mtn. from Spectacle Lake [i.e. Ponds], Adirondack Mtns., N.Y.] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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[St. Regis Mtn. from Spectacle Lake [i.e. Ponds], Adirondack Mtns., N.Y.]

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Saint Regis Mountain rises above the still water of Spectacle Ponds in the Adirondacks of northern New York, and this view, made on a glass dry plate between 1900 and 1910, pairs the peak with canoes resting on the lake. The Detroit Publishing Company, which operated from the 1890s into the 1920s, sold views like this to travelers and railroads eager to promote the region as a summer retreat. Saint Regis, one of the higher peaks in the Adirondack range, drew visitors who came by rail to the Lake Placid area and then by boat and trail into the backcountry. The large 8 by 10 inch negative gives the scene fine detail in the water and shoreline.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. WHJ-939" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 032914. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsLakes & ponds. Mountains. Canoes.United States--New York (State)--Spectacle Ponds.United States--New York (State)--Saint Regis Mountain.United States--New York (State)--Adirondack Mountains.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 796 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-66325

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